(32*) Cadre deployment will play
an ever increasingly role in ANC governance, especially with the 53rd National
Conference of the ANC of December 2012, declaring the next 10 years, the “Decade
of the Cadre”.
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THE TERM CADRE
(33*) The Free Dictionary
describes cadre as follows:
o
“A tightly knit group of zealots who are active
in advancing the interests of a revolutionary party.
o
A group of revolutionaries or political
activists taking part in military or terrorist activities.
o
A nucleus of military personnel capable of
expansion.
o
Armed forces, armed services, military, military machine,
war machine - the military
forces of a nation.”
The choice of the term “cadre” is
significant to the ANC and its commitment to revolution.
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(32*) The Sunday Independent -- ANC stronger after Mangaung
(33*) The Free Dictionary – Definition of Cadre
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ANC GOVERNANCE: THE NEED FOR CADRE DEPLOYMENT
(34*) The ANC emphasises the necessity to: “Build an army of cadres that
wherever they are deployed, will tirelessly and with boldness and innovation
pursue the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution (NDR)”.
(35*) It is through cadre deployment that the ANC as revolutionary movement seeks to
infiltrate and control the *motive forces, and “all levers of state power… not
only the public service but also the Judiciary, the National Prosecuting
Authority, and the Media”. With this in mind, South Africans could not rely
on or accept these bodies to be independent. Once “taken over” by cadres,
senior Government officials will be more untouchable e.g. very few may ever see
their “day in court”. The interests of ordinary citizens could become
subordinate to that of the cadres and their political bosses.
(34*) The ANC is clear that: “There can be no
revolutionary movement, without a revolutionary cadre. We need new cadres and
mandarins who have the depth of understanding and the level of political
commitment to the objectives of the new democratic order”. Cadres aim at
actively advancing the interests of the ANC as revolutionary movement.
(34*)
Cadres are required “to fulfil the strategic tasks of the National Democratic Revolution
(NDR) and to mobilise the motive forces”. “*Motive forces” are described as
those groups that could benefit from the implementation of the NDR. Among them are to
be found student and professional organisations, structures of the religious
community, the youth, women, traditional
leaders, business association, structures in the rural areas, civic associations,
(NGO’s) and others. It states that: “It behoves the ANC to work amongst them
and join them both in sectorial and inter-sectorial campaigns to realise the
aims of the NDR.”
Cadre deployment from an ANC perspective aims
at creating a
radical political entity to achieve the objectives of the
National Democratic Revolution (NDR) and to implement the
Freedom Charter.
(36*)
For the sake of clarity on what the NDR stands for, some of its aims and
objectives are listed again, as they appear in official ANC documentation:
o
“The
national wealth of our country, the heritage of South Africans, shall be
restored to the people;
o
The
mineral wealth beneath the soil, the Banks and monopoly industry shall be
transferred to the ownership of the people as a whole;
o
All
other industry and trade shall be controlled to assist the well-being of the
people;
o
Attaining
the objectives of the Freedom Charter. The NDR is the road to Socialism,
meaning that attainment of Freedom Charter objectives lays basis for
transition to Socialism;
o
The
SACP and COSATU: Attaining NDR objectives ‘forming a basis for a socialist
revolution”, as it will create a united and independent nation with internal
capacity to protect and care for its citizens, and would have discontinued
private ownership of the commanding heights of South Africa
o
Working
class: Leading the NDR -- a dynamic link between National Liberation and
Socialism.” This is turning the working class into the main and leading motive
force of the NDR.
(37*) On 12 January 2013, COSATU
President, Sidumo Dlamini, stated that: “Every deployed cadre
must know the ANC wants the Freedom Charter to become a reality”… a key aim
of the NDR and cadre deployment.
Cosatu is a member of the three
party Government alliance.
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(34*) ANC -- Tasks of the NDR and the Mobilisation of
the Motive Forces http://www.google.co.za/url?q=http://www.anc.org.za/show.php%3Fid%3D2356&sa=U&ei=P4WvUNWEBsK7hAekkYCIBg&ved=0CBQQFjAA&sig2=upSc2uxvJWrC9CcxCsJzTg&usg=AFQjCNHtWJojrCKw0EnQFzhSnESeK26ELA
(35*)
SA Reporter: NDR responsible for
cadre deployment http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CG8QFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsareporter.com%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D1254%26Itemid%3D1&ei=oDTgULH9NsO7hAfLoYGYBQ&usg=AFQjCNElKEVNc8ZO8QGLRvXxThXHQq6UPw&sig2=ECtbE7cELiUYGwrZnjeTlw
(36*) National Democratic
Revolution -- ANCYL Political Education Manual http://www.google.co.za/url?q=http://www.ancyl.org.za/docs/political/2009/NDR%2520Presentationb.pdf&sa=U&ei=QoCvUOOyHIuGhQeg0IG4Dw&ved=0CBQQFjAA&sig2=oK_BNB9D9OdrNfW59beo9g&usg=AFQjCNGDm-FqziG398_FThuWqxoNNOl3Hg
(37*) Politicsweb -- Government must use
constitution to force land redistribution - Sidumo Dlamini
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CADRE DEPLOYMENT: CONFLICTING AUTHORITY AND REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
In business, delegation of
authority follows the line of command. If this principle is deliberately disregarded
by creating new “islands” of authority, accountability of all is jeopardised. The
worst case scenario is if persons in the same line of command, report to
different “bosses”, with different interests.
(38*) Financial Mail states that
cadre deployment makes it difficult to hold politicians and officials to
account: "In South
Africa
(39*) Inside Politics emphasises that the appointment of a party-political loyalist is
nothing more than “a means of circumventing public reporting lines and
bringing that institution under the control of the party, as opposed to the
state”. This leads to “the creation of a parallel power structure, so that
party members answer first to the party and second to the public.”
Conflicting authority and
relationship result in conflicting aims. Imagine if an official is expected to
promote client interests, whilst a second lower down in the hierarchy has been
appointed by “party bosses” to (40*) “tirelessly
and with boldness and innovation pursue the objectives of the National
Democratic Revolution”. How could there ever be coordinated effort and teamwork?
The ANC
apparently has no need or sees no reason to shift focus from a revolutionary
movement to a professional political party. Is it deliberately (40*)
establishing “an
army of cadres” in the core or
heart of government (41*) to control “all levers of state
power?”.
(42*) Daily Maverick notes that cadre deployment
ignores AG Laffley’s “the consumer is boss”. “For politicians, take out the word
‘consumer’ and insert ‘voter’. But for cadres, wherever they are deployed in
the political world, the voter is emphatically not the boss; it is the party
that is boss”.
One could assume that cadres have already made a way into virtually all strategic business
entities. A typical example could be Cyril Ramaphosa, now a member of the ANC’s
Executive Committee. (43*) Mail and Guardian reports that: “When Cyril
Ramaphosa was deployed to the private sector in the mid-90s, it was sold to him
as a decade-long break from politics”. His influence has over these years
spread its net to a large spectrum of organisations and institutions. (44*) Wikipedia
states that: “Among other positions, he is
executive chairman of Shanduka Group, a company he founded. Shanduka Group has
investments in the Resources Sector, Energy Sector, Real Estate, Banking,
Insurance, and Telecoms (SEACOM). He is also chairman of the Bidvest Group Limited and MTN. His
other non-executive directorships include Macsteel Holdings, Alexander Forbes,
Standard Bank and SABMiller. In March 2007 he was appointed Non-Executive joint
Chairman of Mondi, a
leading international paper and packaging group, when the company demerged from
Anglo American plc.”
Cadre deployment centralises
authority with the ANC as party. It puts state and public services “under
control” of the ANC and its leadership structures. In this manner “party
bosses” put themselves in a position where they are untouchable by the
organisations they have infiltrated. Consider the consequences of cadre
deployment to the Judiciary, the National Prosecuting Authority, or the Media.
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(38*) Financial Mail -- Better cadre
deployment
(39*) Inside Politics -- South
African Political Dictionary: Cadre employment and cadre deployment http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=9&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CHIQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Finside-politics.org%2F2012%2F08%2F30%2Fsouth-african-political-dictionary-cadre-employment-and-cadre-deployment%2F&ei=i8XeUNmxOY-6hAeuk4CoBQ&usg=AFQjCNFsIwsPE44mDLQj45h_ELXeWJo_ww&sig2=yujNug-IgSzqkVx9fMQLmw
(40*) ANC -- Tasks of the NDR and the Mobilisation of
the Motive Forces http://www.google.co.za/url?q=http://www.anc.org.za/show.php%3Fid%3D2356&sa=U&ei=P4WvUNWEBsK7hAekkYCIBg&ved=0CBQQFjAA&sig2=upSc2uxvJWrC9CcxCsJzTg&usg=AFQjCNHtWJojrCKw0EnQFzhSnESeK26ELA
(41*)
SA Reporter: NDR responsible for
cadre deployment http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CG8QFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsareporter.com%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D1254%26Itemid%3D1&ei=oDTgULH9NsO7hAfLoYGYBQ&usg=AFQjCNElKEVNc8ZO8QGLRvXxThXHQq6UPw&sig2=ECtbE7cELiUYGwrZnjeTlw
(42*) Daily
Maverick -- Dear ANC, to do something different, you have to
actually do something different! http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdailymaverick.co.za%2Farticle%2F2012-04-12-dear-anc-to-do-something-different-you-have-to-actually-do-something-different&ei=VFL1UIfjMc2ZhQfO1ICYDg&usg=AFQjCNHZfK_18pBAu3zmkoe_D7a6KFGWgA&sig2=-yQZO9xi6rjZqukvTAgnlQ
(43*) Mail and Guardian -- Ramaphosa: The
ANC's prodigal son returns http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CDYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmg.co.za%2Farticle%2F2012-11-02-00-ramaphosa-the-ancs-prodigal-son-returns&ei=jnT1UMnbA5OChQfr_4GwBQ&usg=AFQjCNH_jpL1dSmL3Zzt82eAPO-jBPUnvw&sig2=iU1dlXHEue8lfJTmaunQiw
(44*) Wikipedia – Cyril Ramaphosa
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CADRE DEPLOYMENT: CONFLICTING VALUE SYSTEMS
(45*) According to Politics Web, ANC Governance is
faced with two conflicting value systems: “On the one hand there is the humane
and compassionate ethos of our new constitutional order, brought about as the
product of the national accord negotiated over a period of years and
culminating in the adoption of a supreme Constitution under the rule of law in
1996. On the other hand there is the value system of the NDR cadre. Most of its
aims are seriously incompatible with the values and principles of the
Constitution”.
(45*) Politics Web reiterates: “The NDR demands
loyalty to the party above all else while the Constitution strives for unity in
diversity with state and party separate. The hegemonic party based control of
all the levers of power in society in inconsistent with the doctrine of the
separation of powers and the checks and balances on the exercise of power built
into our multi-party democracy”.
(45*) Examples of inconsistence between the
Constitution and the NDR:
o “The NDR wants a judiciary loyal to the party, while
the Constitution demands impartiality and independence from all judges.
o The Constitution envisages a public administration
that is professional, ethical, and unbiased; the NDR has debased this with a
system of cadre deployment. Founding values of openness, accountability and
responsiveness are lost in a maze of cronyism that is opaque, closed and lacking
in accountability. The Constitution entrenches respect for property rights
while the NDR propagates nationalization and expropriation without
compensation.
o The procurement system of the Constitution envisages
a fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective method of
spending public money. The Celes, Malemas and others have a more revolutionary
method for procuring goods and services with the public's funds.
o Adherence to the rule of law is subsumed by the rule
of the party bosses; Parliament, instead of exercising oversight over the
Executive, has become its rubber stamp. The decision making happens in
Luthuli House, not the Union Buildings. The goals of a non-sexist,
non-racial democracy in which the Bill of Rights is respected and protected
have been supplanted by the hegemonic tenets of the NDR”.
(45*) “If the executive and legislature engage in
the drafting and development of policies that are constitutionally compliant
and laws that pass muster, it will not be necessary for the opposition and
civil society to litigate issues. If *Ramatlhodi's
aim is to transform the judiciary into a tool of the NDR instead of being an
impartial and independent institution which upholds the "fatal
concessions" riddled Constitution he so dreads, he should come out and say
so explicitly”. Politics Web concludes by stating: “Instead the Judicial
Service Commission is a site of cadre deployment which takes unspeakably
irregular decisions which then have to be challenged”.
(46*) Ngoako *Ramatlhodi
is an ANC National Executive Committee member, a trained lawyer and also the
deputy minister of correctional services. Times Live reports that: “He launched
a fresh attack on the judiciary, saying it was being used by a ‘minority
tyranny’ to undermine the executive. (ANC National Executive Committee) He
wrote a newspaper article in which he said “the constitution was fatally
flawed because it gave too much power to the judiciary”. He slammed three
judges of the Johannesburg High Court for indefinitely postponing an ANC
application seeking the banning of a painting depicting President Jacob Zuma
with his genitals exposed.
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(45*) Politics Web --- The NDR vs. the
Constitution
(46*) Times Live --
Ramatlhodi flays the judiciary http://www.google.co.za/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CEgQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timeslive.co.za%2Fthetimes%2F2012%2F06%2F07%2Framatlhodi-flays-the-judiciary&ei=CFvgUPWRNdOEhQfu3IDABQ&usg=AFQjCNEk-vRbNLAMSIiG_WS0cbY1mL11sw&sig2=fp_2rhoBm3nLesWE_2icZw
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